Curtain-bracket



R. E. PATRICK. CURTAIN BRACKET.

APPucATmN FILED mY 7. i920.

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R. EIPATHICK. cuIITAIII IIAcKElT. APPLICATION FILED IMYI. 1920.

'Patented Nov. 9'; 1920.

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UNITED sTAras ROY ERNEST miraron, or Urrea, New YORK;

CURTAIN-BRACKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Vlatented Nov. 9, 1920.

Application lerl May 7, 1920. Serial No. 379,630.

To @ZZ whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, Iier E. PATRICK, a citizen of the Unitec States, residing at Utica, in the county oi' Oneida" and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Brackets, of which the following is a specilication.

This invention relates to improvements in curtain brackets and has for an object the provision of a bracket which may be easily secured to a window for holding both a window shade and a curtain pole.

Another object of the invent-ion is the provision of a bracket which is adjustable in length to regulate the position of the cur-' tain pole with respect to the window, simple and novel means being provided for holding the bracket in adjusted position.

Vith'the above and other objects in view the invention includes the following novel features and details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings:

Figure l is anelevation oit' a window casing with the improved brackets applied and showing the same supporting a shade roller and a curtain pole.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view showing one ot the brackets in side elevation and illustrating its manner of connection with the window casing.

Fig. l is a plan view of the same.

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view.

Fig. 7 is a detail perspective of the inner bracket member.

Fig. 8 is a similar view of the outer bracket member.

Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 7, but showing the inner bracket member used upon the opposite side of the window casing.

Rei'erring in detail to the drawings, like characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the several views.

In illustrating the invention there is shown at 10 a portion of a window casing to which the bracket is applied for the pur` pose of supporting a shade roller and a curtain pole. This bracket comprises an inner member 1l and an outer member l2, the latter being slidable with respect to the former. The inner member 1l is formed ci? shown at 22.

a strip or" metal bent at one end at right angles as shown at 13 and extending from this right angled portion is a rear extension lei, which terminates in downwardly extending prongs l5, the latter being spaced from the right angled portion i3, whichis designed to rest against the face ot the inner casing. To permit this the prongs l5 are driven into the upper edge of the window casing and the bracket is thus securely held in position. It is of course understood, that one of these brackets will be secured to each side of the window casing and that they are alike in their construction, except that one of the inner members ll is provided with aV circular opening 16 for the reception of one end of the shade roller and the other inner member of the opposite bracket is provided with a slot 17 for the reception of the opposite-end of the shade roller to prevent rotation of the rod of the rolleras will be understood.

The outer end of the member 11 has slidably connected thereto, the inner end oi the outer member and for this purpose, the inner member is provided with lugs 18 which project from opposite edges and are bent downward over the outer member to act as guides and prevent lateral movement. The outer end of the member l2 is formed with an arcuate portion 19 and terminates in a substantially verticalv portion 9.0, the arcuate portion 19 being designed to receive a curtain pole so that the bracket in addition to supporting a window shade, also supports a curtain.

The curtain may be adjusted withl respect to the window by sliding the members l2 longitudinally andin order to hold these members in their adjusted positions, the outer members l2 are each formed with a longitudinally extending groove or depression 2l, which is transversely corrugated as Each of the members 1l `are provided near their outer ends with nibs or extensions 23 which are Jformed by punching the material of which the members ll are formed. so that these nibs or projections engage the corrugations formed in the groove or depression 2l and hold the outer member l2 against accidental sliding movement.

In addition to supporting a curtain pole and. shade roller, the bracket also supports a pole for a valance drapery. This pole is indicated at 9.4L and is provided near each end with a slot to receive the vertical portion 2O e of the bracket. Y t

From the foregoing, description and accompanying drawings, it will be seen that the invention provides an exceedinglysimple' and inexpensive form of support for a shade roller and a curtain fpole, which may be easily secured in position. upon the window casing Vand which will permit of the 'adjust-V ment of the curtain pole with respect to the Window.- Y

The, invention is susceptible of various changes inaits orm, proportions and minor,

details of construction and the right is herein reserved to make suchchanges as properly fall withfthe scope of the appended claims.

,Having described the invention what is claimed is 4 l. A curtain bracket embodyingan inner member, means located at one end of said memberfor engagement with a window` casing. means whereby a window shade may be ,supported by the inner member, an outer member having a longitudinally extending depression therein and, supported by and slidable upon the inner member, means carried bytheinner member, for frictional engag-ement in saidl` depression to holdv the outer member against accidental sliding movement .and a, pole receiving hook located datV the outer end of said outer member.

2.V A curtain bracket embodying an inner i member, means located at one endof said member for engagement with a window cas* Ving, means whereby the windowY shade may be supported by the inner member, an outer transversely corrugated depression therein Vand supported by and slidable upon the in ner member, means carried by the inner member for engagement with said corrugations to hold the outer member against'accidental sliding movement and a pole; receive ing hook located at the outer end of said outer member.

3. Acurtain bracket embodying an inner member, means located at oneend of said member forL engagementrwith a window caso ing, means whereby a Window shade may be supported by the inner member, an outer member having a longitudinally extendingy nov ERNEST PA'rRroK.

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